Charles - worked a job once where the controller was in a pit that flooded before the real sump was installed. The controller people recommended a tech that came out and went completely through the controller, ordered all compromised parts, installed them, and everything worked fine. A lot cheaper than buying all new - but you should make sure where the liability rests should anything ever go wrong.
good luck, Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Thurston" <[email protected]> To: "sprinklerforum" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: Water Damaged Pump Control > Hello sprinklerforum, > > I have a location where the boilers, domestic water pumps, backup > generator and diesel fire pump are located in the same mechanical space. > To make a long story short one of the boilers "blew out" a couple of > bolts, The ensuing hot water spray was focused on the Fire Pump > Controller.... When they got the water shut off and someone opened the > door to the controller I was told the water was about 2 feet deep inside > the controller (only a 6 inch lip at the bottom). Priced them a new > fire pump controller, jockey pump controller, and air compressor. Jockey > pump control 1 foot to the left and air compressor 6 inches to the right > of > the fire pump controller. NOW they want to energize the pump controllers > and "see if they work" since they have had 2 days to "dry out". Can > anyone site me the code references in the 2007 NFPA that does not allow > leaving these items in service after this much internal water exposure? I > am digging in the books now but have not found it yet. > > Yes the electronics circuit boards toward the bottom of the FP control > were under water. > > -- > Best regards, > Charles Thurston mailto:[email protected] > Coastal Fire Protection > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
